PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, May 4 (PNA) -– The augmentation force sent by the Police Regional Office-9 (RPO-9) headquarters to render poll duties had been deployed to the 26 nearby municipalities and in this city.
The
augmentation force, which consist of 234 personnel including nine officers,
arrived late Tuesday at Camp Abelon in this city.
Senior
Supt. Michael Nicolas, provincial police director, said they will augment the
existing policemen in the different municipal and city police stations to
ensure the peace and orderly conduct of the May 9 local and national
elections.
“Let us
be a part of the history in implementing peaceful, honest, and credible
elections,” Nicolas told the policemen during the send-off ceremony.
Roger
Gulay, provincial election officer, reminded them to be non-partisan while
rendering election duties.
The
policemen assigned as augmentation force consist of officer personnel at the
PRO-9 headquarters in Zamboanga City offices, new graduates of PNP Special
Counter Insurgency Operation Unit Training (PNP SCOUT), and Field Training
Program graduates. (PNA)
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